Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-09-07
Correspondence Of the YOrkyille Enquirer
LETTER R O CHESTER.

CHESTER, September Son last Tues.
day evening the young people in and
around Cornwell's gave an entertainment
for their own pleasure and that of their
friends. It was held at Aurora Acad-
envy, and consisted of c%harades, tableaux
and Rotations. The occasion was n
ed with a good audience, representing per
sons not only from the immediate vicinity,
but from this and other places. The Ches-
ter Luminaries were present, and by their
fine playing contributed to the pleasure
of the evening. Major j.. K. Marshal, one
of the number, enraptured the audience
by his sweet singing. The following cha
rades, with the names of the performers,
were well acted ellis First Brief'-Miss
Maggie Ross, Miss Matte McKeoWn, Miss
Mamie McKeown, and Messrs. j. B.
Douglas, S. c.. McKeown and A. b. Corn
we'll. "Change Partners"-Miss Maggie
Cornwell, Miss Katie Mockbee, Miss Nan
ME McKeown, Mr.. N. B. Boyd and Mr..
Robert Morrison. "Masterpiece"-Miss
Lille Lemons, and Messrs. w. w. Ross,
A. E. Cornwell and George Dooly: The
following tableauX were presented with
fine effect: "The Reaper and the Flower
crock of Ages' and "Come to Dinner"
Miss Katie Mockbee, Miss Maggie Corn
we'll and Miss Lille Lemons delighted the
audience with their charming recitations
of beautiful selections. The entertainment
gave great pleasure to all present.
On the night of the fearful earthquake
last year, Rev. MI. Traywick, Methodist
minister in this county, was holding SER
vices in one of his churches. The meeting
continued for several days and was blessed
in a considerable increase of the member
ship. Mr.. Traywick determined 10 be
found at the same place at the same time
this year and engaged in the same good
work. So he was there, at New Hope
Church, on last Wednesday night, and
preached with his accustomed earnestness
to a good congregation. Fortunately the
services were not interrupted by a repeti-
ton of the disaster that produced last year
such CONSERVATION in the congregation.
The late earthquakes shakes a%tseveral places
in this State created some uneasiness in
the minds of our people as the first ami
versary of the awful disaster approached.
But they laid themselves down to sleep
on last Wednesday night and rested with
out any rude awakening. That was q per-
feet night. The moon spread her sllvery
mantle on the face of nature, and mother
earth was calm and undisturbed by a
single culver. =,
On last Monday Maj. T. S. Mills bought
the second bale of new cotton sold at this
place this season. He gave 9 cents pei
pound.
A petition was in circulation here last
week among the business men, looking
to the removal of Mr.. G. R. Talcott from
the position of superintendent Of the rail;
roads in this State leased by the Richmond
and Danville system. The petition, which
is addressed to Mr.. E. B. Thomas, general
manager of the Richmond and Danville
system, alleges that "Mr. Talcott is not
acceptable to the patrons of the roads in
question, and asks that some one who will
more fully appreciate the needs of the
people be appointed" 1t has beer gener'
ally signed by our merchants.
Mr.. Matthew White and his son, DR..
G.. B. White, have returned from their
trip to the North West. They report
great injury to the crops in that section
of the country from the protracted drought
DR.. White states that in some places in
Illinois the corn crop is almost a total
failure.
Hon. G. J. Patterson and family have
returned from their trip to the mountains
and Mr.. A. G. Brice and wife are at home
again after a months absence at CresWel
Springs. NJ.